CLEO/QELS and PhAST Host Press-Only Luncheon to Showcase Latest Innovations in Imaging.

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Leading Industry Experts Discuss Breakthroughs in Medical Imaging, Patient Diagnostics and Homeland Security Technology

WHAT:       CLEO/QELS and PhAST Press-Only Luncheon

WHERE:      2006 CLEO/QELS and PhAST
            Long Beach Convention Center
            Room #103C

WHEN:       Tuesday, May 23 at noon

WHO:        Confirmed speakers and topics include:

        --  Moderator and Opening Remarks - Tom Hausken, Strategies
            Unlimited

        --  Plans and Possibilities for Terahertz Imaging - David
            Zimdars, Picometrix

            Terahertz Imaging is used for better detection of weapons
            and explosives for homeland security. THz imaging offers
            advantages over other methods currently in practice,
            including safety (no ionizing radiation, unlike x-ray
            systems), resolution of details (about a millimeter in
            size), and a better ability to discriminate between
            similar materials (such as plastic explosives and
            fertilizer). This technology has been used by NASA to peer
            through the layer of spray-on foam insulation on the
            external fuel tanks of the space shuttle Discovery and
            inspect it for defects.

        --  Imaging in the Mid-IR - Timothy Day, Daylight Solutions

            Mid-IR lasers enable point-of-care facilities to perform a
            non-invasive diagnostic exam on a patient's breath.
            Ability to non-invasively diagnose a patient's condition
            through breath analysis may help to move away from a
            reliance on more costly, time-consuming and sometimes
            uncomfortable medical procedures. Additionally, these
            lasers will help with advancements in imaging, providing a
            non-invasive approach to screenings such as cervical
            cancer exams.

        --  OCT Imaging - James Fujimoto, MIT

            OCT Imaging opens new doors for non-invasive cancer
            detection. Unlike other imaging modalities, optical
            coherence tomography (OCT) and forms of spectroscopy, have
            the potential to distinguish between cancerous and
            non-cancerous cells without the need for biopsy,
            quickening diagnosis time and also decreasing the need for
            invasive procedures.

* Reporters are invited to call in for this press-only luncheon if attending in person is not possible. The call-in number is 877-241-3594 and the pass code is 84051.